Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/03/13 (Mon)
20’s
Age
New Zealand
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-36-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 3:30 p.m., three climbers entered the mountain for the purpose of taking pictures. At around 8:00 p.m., a fellow climber who had descended first became concerned about the two climbers who had not descended and called the town office. Fire brigade found and rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Shouwashin-zan (昭和新山, 402m)
Number in party: 3
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: New Zealand
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後3時30分頃写真撮影を目的に３人で入山、午後8時頃先に下山した仲間が下山しない２人を心配して役場に通報。（※消防隊が遭難者を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：36｜発生日：2017/03/13｜曜日：月｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：昭和新山 (しょうわしんざん), 402m, (伊達市、壮瞥町、虻田町)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：ニュージーランド｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：無職｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
